Notes of the Day

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 63, 17 March 1944, Page 6

Notes of the Day

VI Over Wednesday night Feilding enjoyed heavy rains arising from a thunder storm. Humid weather conditions continue to prevail and yesterday was very hot again. With the approach of autumn and refreshing rains in the back country cattle are on the move once, more and for to-day’s,sale in Feilding there will be a big offering of grown bullocks. All this week mobs have been met on the roads leading to Feilding and the market is expected to be quite firm. The annual meeting of the Feilding Savage Club was held on Wednesday evening when the following officers were elected:—Rangitira, Mr. H. Harford, deputy chief, Mr. L. Nicholson; chief scribe, Mr. W. Wilkinson; council, Messrs. A. Parnell, P. Giddens, L. Bailey, H. Parsonage, S. Thompson, G. Wealleans and R. Kitchen. At a recent meeting of the Kiwitea Rabbit Board reference was made to the bereavement suffered by Mr. W. L. Grice, former chairman of the board, in the loss of his wife and it was agreed to write and convey to Mr. Grice the board’s deep sympathy. Mr. Grice who now resides at Matamata was during the period he resided in the board's district an in defatigablo worker for the elimination of the pest. * Almost one-eighth of the male population is serving overseas with the forces. This calculation is arrived at on the number of presentations made by the Feilding Patriotic Society to those serving with the forces and actually going overseas. In mentioning this to the gathering at the Drill Ilall to welcome-, home the furlough men the Mayor (Mr. T. L. Seddon) expressed the view that it was a very creditable performance on the part of the borough. “Rumour is a lying jade,” remarked Mr. P. D. England (president of the Automobile Association (Wanganui;, when dealing with the question of petroi rationing at a meeting of the executive of the association at Wanganui on Wednesday night. He was well aware of the rumours which were being spread but as far as he knew there was nothing to justify them. The North Island Motoi Union had taken up the question with the Government last month and from his knowledge of the position nothing haa since transpired to cause any alteration by way of a reduction in the existing ration. He offered the assurance that the interests of the private motorist were being very closely watched both by Automobile Associations and the North and South Island Motor Unions.